Three men arrested at suspected East Oak Cliff drug house, almost 36 grams cocaine seized

Three men were arrested Wednesday at a suspected drug house in East Oak Cliff after police searched the residence and found nearly 36 grams of cocaine.

Officers executed a search warrant around 3:15 p.m. at a house in the 800 block of Morrell Avenue near the Zion Hill Baptist Church. When they arrived, the three men inside the home tried to flee, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Anthony Thomas, 38, and Melvin Wright, 28, were charged with manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance and drug possession. They both face a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. They remain in the Dallas County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.

Marlon Miller, 26, was also charged with manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance and drug possession. He faces an additional probation violation charge. He remains in the Dallas County jail in lieu of $200,000.

The house and an adjacent building were rented to Thomas. Miller told officers he had seen Thomas conduct drug transactions in the home, according to police documents.

Police seized $2,080 dollars from the home, including a $20 bill officers had used during an undercover drug transaction. Officers also found two handguns, one of which was reported stolen in Grand Prairie. There were three digital scales in the home, five cellphones, a plastic bag of black tar heroin and nearly 36 grams of cocaine in individual bags, records show.

While watching the property, officers saw Thomas allowing buyers into the house through a metal cage door that he locked behind them, police said.

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